Middle and
High School Assistant Principals Leadership Conference - March 14-15, 2002

Radisson
Fort Magruder, Williamsburg, Virginia

The Virginia Association of Secondary School
Principals (VASSP) and the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) are pleased
to announce that the Annual Middle and
High School Assistant Principals Leadership Conference will be held March
14-15, 2002, at the Radisson Fort Magruder. The theme for this conference is "Motivation, Education,
Communication".

The newly appointed Secretary of Education, Dr.
Belle S. Wheelan, will be the keynote speaker on Thursday, March 14.Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Jo
Lynne DeMary, will address the audience on Friday, March 15.

The conference will feature general and concurrent
sessions on Virginia school law, IDEA, teacher evaluation and how to deal with
different administrators. Staff members from the Department of Education will
share the most recent update on issues related to accountability, impact of the
Standards of Learning (SOL) in the 2002-03 classroom, and curriculum alignment
and monitoring for SOL achievement.

A preliminary schedule and a registration form are
attached to this memorandum.Participants
are responsible for their own hotel accommodations.If you have questions about the conference or need additional
information, please visit the VASSP website at www.vaprincipal.org.